Reading List: Young Adult Fiction About Abuse
YA & adult reading list focused on physical abuse — recommended titles, brief trigger notes, and resources for teens, caregivers, and educators.
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Roses, Chocolates, and Healthy Relationships: TDVAM
This Valentine’s Day, let’s shift the focus to Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Join the movement to educate, empower, and prevent teen dating violence. Together, we can make a difference!
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Excerpt from The Glass Castle
I hadn’t heard of Jeannette Walls or The Glass Castle before, but I’m glad I picked it up. It is a memoir of the author’s childhood of poverty and neglect and she has some very interesting stories to tell. Her parents preferred to live an itinerant lifestyle, so she lived a lot of different places and did a lot of different things.
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He Never Forgot
(Book #9) When Ben Burton hired Zachary Goldman to help him to find the house he lived in before he was adopted, Zachary had no idea it would turn into a murder case.
But as Ben’s fragmented memories start to fall into place, Zachary is driven to right past wrongs and bring the perpetrator to justice.
But Ben is not the only one who remembers what happened.
Why doesn’t she leave?
I’ve had some comments from readers of the Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator series who express disgust or frustration with Reg for having anything to do with Corvin Hunter after becoming aware that he is a predator, and one who has repeatedly made promises that he hasn’t kept. I thought maybe this would be a good opportunity to open up a discussion about why those who are abused stay with their abusers for so long. Why don’t they just leave?
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Ann Hunter’s runaway new YA book
Those of you who have read my YA books know that I write about a lot of gritty social problems like addiction, abuse, and homelessness. Ann Hunter is another writer who has taken it upon herself to tackle some of these very real issues. So let’s hear what she has to say about her writing life and her latest release!
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June, Into the Light, Between the Cracks #6
June’s lost it all: family, love and freedom. Can she get it all back when drugs have taken her health, and prison awaits? An emotional novel that’ll break your heart.
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Gem, Himself, Alone
Survivor of abuse, institutionalization and captivity, Gem is desperate to make a new life for himself. But Riker will stop at nothing to put him behind bars.
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Ronnie, Between the Cracks #5
Trapped in a cycle of abuse and manipulation, Ronnie attempts to escape her past and build a stable future for herself. A heartbreaking story and powerful message.
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Goodreads Giveaway! Making Her Mark
Making Her Mark will be released soon. Be one of the first to read it by entering to win a paperback copy through this Goodreads Giveaway!
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